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Are the jobs here only hospital jobs? I care nothing about working in a hospital.


August 6th, 2024

No, because in the hospital there is a lot of the works, for the medical career and Para medical. Example: Medical care, curative and palliative care and ensure the rehabilitation of patients, their rehabilitation in the event of irreversible damage to their autonomy and their reintegration into professional and family life. That is to say that paramedicals play a big role in the activities of hospitals.

May 20th, 2024

No, Nursing jobs are available in many different settings. My favorite ones are home health and Public health. Both of these prefer BSN grads, but with more years of experience, you may qualify for Public Health if you don't have a BSN. Home health is more accepting of all levels of nursing degrees. Urgent care, medical groups, skilled nursing facilities and part time for flu clinics are other places that employ nurses. Some of the larger pharmacy store chains are now starting to use nurses at "minute clinics." All of these positions are predominantly looking for you to be an independent thinker, problem solver,and decisive about your plan of action. Teaching is also possible. Medical records, quality improvement, documentation and coding are available with further education.

With that said, if you are a new grad, it is pretty important to do a couple years of hospital nursing just for building your skill base and increasing your confidence. In addition, every 10 minutes in hospital nursing, your nursing judgement is challenged. Without the support of experienced peers, you have no one to help you develop this most neccessary ability.

By the way, working specialty units in the hospital is a great way to avoid "hospital nursing." I, too, hate hospitals, but dialysis, coronary care/tele, and rehab are all specialties I worked rather than floor nursing. In each setting, I learned new skills. Every one of your patients has a heart and kidneys and many require rehab for strokes or accidents or heart attacks. So while I built my skills and specialty knowledge, I could apply all that knowledge to each patient I later encountered.

Good luck!